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# @deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-subagent
The `subagent` tool lets the model delegate one self-contained task and collect the child's final output. It is a thin consumer of `ctx.subagents`; changing the configured provider changes the transport without changing the model-facing execution contract.
## Provider selection
Each plugin instance binds to exactly one provider. The model sees `{ description, prompt }`, not a provider selector. To expose multiple transports, load the plugin multiple times with distinct `toolName` values.
The description is derived from `provider.inheritsParentContext`: spawn and ACP tell the model to provide a standalone prompt, while fork says the child already sees completed conversation turns. The plugin follows `subagent/provider-added` and `subagent/provider-removed`, so concurrent Cordis plugin loading does not create a registration-order dependency.
## Lifecycle
`execute` passes the tool execution's abort signal when present, otherwise supplies an inert signal to satisfy the required `SubagentStartRequest.signal`. It awaits `ctx.subagents.start(...)`, then awaits `run.result` inside a `try/finally` that always calls `run.dispose()`. The selected signal therefore covers startup and live execution, while disposal guarantees quiescence on success, failure, and abort.
A non-`completed` stop reason becomes an `isError` tool result; partial child output is never reported as success. The current tool blocks the parent turn until collection finishes; background and polling modes are deferred.
## Config
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `provider` | Required `ctx.subagents` provider name. |
| `toolName` | Model-facing tool name (default `subagent`). Must be unique per plugin instance. |
| `agentOptions` | Default child agent options, currently including `model`. |
| `persona` | Per-child persona; requires provider `persona` capability. |
| `toolFilter` | Per-child global-tool restriction; requires provider `toolFilter` capability. |
| `maxDepth` | Absolute delegation-depth cap; requires provider `depthLimit` capability. |
## Concurrency
The tool declares `isConcurrencySafe: () => true`: each call starts an independent child run and returns only its final answer, touching no parent-agent state, and `SubagentProvider.start()` is contractually concurrent-safe for independent runs (see [subagent/](../README.md)). So the agent loop may run several `subagent` calls from one assistant step in parallel, and the tool description tells the model it may issue independent tasks together when their work scopes do not overlap. The subagent tool stays synchronous (one result = the child's final answer); background spawning + later collection is separate future work.
`toolFilter` changes the child's visible global tool layer; it is not a parent-derived authority ceiling. See the [agent-scope security non-goal](../../../docs/rfc/implemented/architecture/2026-07-08-agent-scope-contexts.md#security-and-authority-are-explicit-non-goals).